251 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will allocate €3.38 million to allow current core funding of youth programmes and youth work with disadvantaged young persons to continue as promoted by Foróige; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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250 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will allocate €6.62 million to help put outstanding elements of the Youth Work Act 2001 in place and facilitate implementation of the first two years of the national youth work development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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249 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Question No. 256 of 1 October 2003 the reason the 2.5 resource teaching hours per week sanctioned for the person in September 2003 was never provided; when the resource teaching hours sanctioned in September 2003 will be provided; if extra compensating hours will be provided due to non delivery of the services as promised in September 2003 in order that this person will not be victimised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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287 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 11 May 2004, the reason no response has been received from the chief executive officer in regard to the issue raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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269 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received the revised preliminary report for Gort regional water scheme from Galway County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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595 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on an application for the carer’s allowance submitted to her Department by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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371 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will liaise with the Department of Agriculture and Food to ensure that the organic nitrogen application limits to be included in the Government’s nitrates action programme be set at 250kg N per hectare thereby recognising that Irish farming is grass based livestock farming, unlike farming in other EU member states which have highly concentrated arable and livestock production systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for persons (details supplied) in County Galway will be expedited to the land registry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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229 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in view of the recent cost increase, the plans the Government is pursuing with its EU partners to source alternative sources of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in view of the recent costs increases, the plans the Government have while holding the EU Presidency to bring forward proposals to give more certainty to fuel prices and to regulate oil companies, so as to alleviate some of the difficulties faced by hauliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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152 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if, in view of the recent increases in the cost of fuel, he will reduce excise duty on fuel by the five cent increase imposed in budget 2004 to help alleviate some of the difficulties faced by hauliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will liaise with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government to ensure that the organic nitrogen application limits to be included in the Government’s nitrates action programme be set at 250 kg N per hectare thereby recognising that Irish farming is grass based livestock farming unlike other EU member states which have highly concentrated arable and livestock production systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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111 Mr. McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason pipelines and pumping stations within establishments are excluded from the scope of SI 476/2000, which was implemented by her Department on 21 December 2000, in view of the potential of such pipelines and pumping stations involving dangerous substances to create major accidents as recognised under Council Directive 96/82/EC, which does not exclude pipelines and pumping stations within establishments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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104 Mr. McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of spouses of foreign nationals on work permits who accompany their partners to this country in terms of their ability to take up employment here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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372 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will instruct the Land Registry office to expedite a registration of title, details supplied, which was lodged with the Land Registry office several years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to the Adjournment debate on 25 February, when he will announce approve a project at Tuam Hospital.
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310 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment they have waiting a number of weeks for from the University Hospital Galway.
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321 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Galway who was attending the children’s behavioural clinic, University College Hospital, Galway, in view of funding having been withdrawn from the clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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194 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will make increased resource teaching hours available to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if hewill make a statement on the matter.
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192 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to supervision being provided on a school bus for special needs children (details supplied) in County Galway travelling to St Joseph’s special school, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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288 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children when orthodontic treatment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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282 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will investigate the circumstances whereby a person with scoliosis (details supplied) must travel to Dublin for treatment; and if the Western Health Board will acquire the necessary equipment to provide treatment in Galway.
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730 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will amend the Garda Síochána Bill 2004 to allow town councils the right to representation on joint policing committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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677 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has carried out an appraisal of the application for a child care facility received from Tuam Resource Centre; if the appraisal has been positive; if a grant will be made available to the resource centre to enable the project to proceed; the reasons for the delay in processing this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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499 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will remove the unfair registration process which applies to EU qualified pharmacists who are EU nationals, which prevents them from working in a pharmacy less than three years old while the same restrictions do not apply to non-EU nationals with the same qualification or EU pharmacists who have qualified outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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393 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the learning support service provided to four schools (details supplied) in County Galway with a view to increasing the level of service provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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329 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the learning support service provided to five schools in County Galway (details supplied) with a view to increasing the level of service provided and to providing a learning support teacher to serve one of those schools solely.
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102 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science when a special needs assistant will be provided at a school in Tuam, County Galway for the benefit of a person (details supplied) in County Galway as per application submitted to his Department in December 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has carried out an appraisal of the application for a child care facility received from Tuam resource centre; if the appraisal has been positive; if a grant will be made available to the resource centre to enable the project to proceed; the reasons for the delay in processing this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a sports capital grant 2004 will be awarded to the Father Sammon Centre, Monivea, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the disruptions at An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the delay in processing an application by a person (details supplied) in County Galway for a thatching grant; when the application will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if it is his intention to introduce a new plastic card formatted driving licence; if, in view of the fact that existing licences contain a provision to become an organ donor, it is his intention to introduce an opt-out organ donation scheme on such licences as is in operation in the majority of EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures he proposes to take to assist farmers financially in providing facilities to comply with the proposed nitrates directive in the event of the directive being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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486 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application by a person (details supplied) in County Galway for residency will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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311 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a sports capital grant for 2004 will be awarded to a company (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a sports capital grant for 2004 will be awarded to a company (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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309 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a sports grant for 2004 will be paid to a company (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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308 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a sports capital grant for 2004 will be paid to a company (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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307 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a sports capital grant for 2004 will be paid to a company (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a sports capital grant for 2004 will be awarded to a company (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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242 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Science if an application from a school (details supplied) in County Galway for grant aid towards construction of two classrooms will be approved; when funding will be made available; the amount of funding that will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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306 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children the action he proposes to take to bring an end to the discrimination brought about by EU directive 85/433 which prevents Irish and EU qualified pharmacists from working in a pharmacy that is less than three years old while the same restriction does not apply to non-EU qualified pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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305 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children when he will bring forward proposals to allow Irish and EU qualified pharmacists to work in pharmacies which are less than three years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if Comhairle na nOspidéal will be encouraged to visit other neurosurgical models with similar geographics, transportation and demographics as Ireland in the course of its review here of neurosurgical services here in regard to capacity and geographical location.
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224 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children when Comhairle na nOspidéal is expected to have completed its report on the neurosurgical services here in regard to capacity and geographical location.
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223 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will request an interim report from Comhairle na nOspidéal on its review of neurosurgical services here in regard to capacity and geographical location.
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209 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will introduce legislation to ensure that pharmacies stay in the hands of pharmacists; and if he will legislate for a one pharmacist, one pharmacy model.
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208 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will approve the submission from the Western Health Board of the planning brief for Tuam health campus submitted to his Department on 8 October 2002; and if he will make the finance available to allow planning of the Tuam health campus to commence.
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207 Mr. McHugh asked the Minister for Health and Children if he has completed his consideration of the planning brief for Tuam health campus; if he will meet a cross community deputation from Tuam to discuss the project; and the date of such a meeting.
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